Punk legend Patti Smith has won the National Book Award for Just Kids, her “sweetly evocative” memoir of her life with the late legendary gay photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Accepting the award to applause and cheers, Ms. Smith — clearly the favorite of the night — choked up as she recalled her days as a clerk in the Scribner’s bookstore in …
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DADT Study Co-Chair: No Early Release
The Wonk Room reports that the co-chair of the DADT survey today told Sen. Carl Levin that the survey will not be released in advance of its scheduled December 1st debut, despite all the leaks. Mr. Chairman, I think it will take until the first of December. The key factor remaining for us in the review group is to receive …
Read More »Golden Revenge On A Bully
From today’s Ask Reddit, which queries the Reddit community on legal issues. Question: A relative of a close friend helped a school bully drink piss, and now the family is suing. Is he liable? Background: Relative of a close friend (we’ll call him Todd) carried Mountain Dew in his backpack to school every day. For a few weeks, this bully …
Read More »Brothers & Sisters– It Gets Better
Sally Field joins the cast and crew of Brothers & Sisters for their It Gets Better message.
Read More »Will Sen. Mark Kirk Vote Against DADT Repeal In Senate Like He Did In House?
Senator-elect Mark Kirk (R-IL) will be seated on November 29th, putting him in the unique position of being able to vote on the repeal of DADT twice. Earlier this year as a House member, he infuriated LGBT supporters and reversed his previously pro-gay record by voting against the repeal, a move most said was a transparent attempt to pander votes …
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No No No No No No NO!
Former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater fancies himself a rapper. Here’s a snippet of his single, I’m Steven Slater, Bitches. Make it stop, please.
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Glee Cast’s Gay Cover Of Teenage Dream Debuts At #1 Digital, #8 Billboard Pop
The Glee cast’s cover of Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream, sung memorably on last week’s episode from one boy to another, has debuted at #8 on Billboard’s top ten, becoming the highest debuting single of the show to date. The single has also bowed at #1 on the Digital Sales chart with 214,000 downloads in one week, become the show’s first …
Read More »Murkoswski Dodges DADT Question
We’re glad she beat that teabagger whackadoodle, but Sen. Lisa Murkowski still bobs and weaves under direct questioning like any typical Republican.
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